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Staff Software Engineer, Onboarding

Reddit · Remote - United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Reddit's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Reddit's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Reddit
high
148 stale, 3 reposted of 150 open
Hiring momentum
259 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Reddit's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Reddit.

About this role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Onboarding team at Reddit, you will shape the technical strategy for user onboarding, focusing on backend architecture, signal-collection systems, and personalization pipelines. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience, conducting rigorous A/B testing, and advocating for engineering excellence while navigating the fast-paced growth environment. This position is crucial for influencing how new users interact with Reddit from their first session.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Reddit as an employer.

What you need

  • At least 7 years of experience in software engineering
  • Experience with ranking, recommendations, and personalization in ML-heavy products
  • Ability to design backend architectures and retrieval systems
  • Strong mentorship skills to help other engineers level up
  • Deep understanding of data-informed decision making and experimentation
  • Excellent communication skills for distilling complex technical trade-offs

What you get

  • Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
  • 401k with Employer Match
  • Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle
  • Family Planning Support
  • Gender-Affirming Care
  • Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Worth weighing

  • No specific technologies or programming languages mentioned in the posting
  • The role emphasizes navigating ambiguity and fast-paced prototyping, which may not suit everyone
  • The position may involve high expectations for mentorship and cross-team collaboration

Summarised from Reddit's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Reddit on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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